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I recently updated xcode to 4.3.2 on my macbook via the app store. Because of the really poor internet connection here, it took me over 12 hours to do this, and now I have to replicate this on other development machines.
Is there some way to move the completed installation to the other systems? Perhaps a temporary installer exists somewhere on the system that I can archive for future use?
It's worth noting that this question:
Can I install Xcode 4 from the App Store on multiple Macs?
does not speak to my issue because 4.3.2 does not include the "install xcode.app" file.
Or am I doomed to have to redownload from the mac app store on each machine? :-(
Thanks!
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You can copy the Xcode application from /Applications folder of one machine to another machine. No problem , it will work.
You can have multiple versions of Xcode installed at the same time (including beta versions). Simply rename the application in Finder to avoid conflicts. Note: Installing Xcode from the App Store will tend to overwrite an existing version on your machine.
Xcode only runs on a mac. If you are on a PC, sadly you won't be able to use Xcode. You'll need a good, stable internet connection.
How much space does Xcode need? On the App Store page for Xcode, it lists the size of Xcode 12.5 as 11.7GB. However, when you try and install it, you'll get an error message unless you have at least 40GB of free space.
For members of the developer program, Xcode can also be downloaded from Apple's site, without the App Store. I know you don't want to do another download. I'm just mentioning this because the download you get from there is just a disk image with Xcode.app in it. To install, you just drag that Xcode.app to wherever you like, just like any ordinary Mac app.
That strongly suggests to me that you can just copy the Xcode.app that you got from the Mac App Store, too. That said, it may also try to download additional things. For example, doc sets and the Command Line Tools component.
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